The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-02-18

Edwin Hanford In "Partners In Crime
Large audiences greeted Edwin Han.
ford It the Academy yesterday and last
nirht In partners in Crime" The plot
is well constructed, and 1t is a play that
cannot fail to win the symPathies OF any
audience. The situations are full OF
dramatic interest, and each closing with
an effective tableau.
Mr.. Hanford has fine voice, and his
songs are new and were loudly applauded.
Misses Hand and Croker, and Messrs:
henson, Dennison, O'Neil, and others OF
the cast rendered very effective support
and the play gave satisfaction to all IN
attendance.
partners in Crime" at each perform
ance to-day and tomorrow.
Miss Frances Bishop In "Mugg's Landing
Special attention is called to the notice
in this issue Of the presentation OF
"Mugg's Landing" at Mozart Academy
The opening date is at the matinee Tues,
day, February 22d. Five matinees and
five night performances.
Mugs Landing" is an American
drama full of emotional incident teeming
with startling situations. a thrilling
csunterplot of conspiracies and of dra-
matte tableaux, and intricate climax in
terspersed with an overfowlng stage
cornucOpia of most cOmical scenes, spark
ling music, artistic dancing, etc. This is
"Muggs Landing" without a word or
action of profanity or vulgarity. An
American comedy drama, its great popu-
larity is due to its merit as most
interesting sensible story, which has
been put into dramatic shape, and
does not include either murder, sui
eide or breach of promise, and does not
contain single profane or impure word
or action. The company are all we'll
known artists and do ample justice to
their respective parts. Especially Miss
Frances Bishop. Every act of Mugg's
Landing" introduces new dramatic
feature. Every scene is interesting either
for its melOdramatic effect or its humor-
Gus, vocal or terpsichorean action.
This is what is said of the play and
the company by competent critics in the
metropolitan cities where it has been one
of the successes of several seasons.
Janish as princess Andrea
Janish was welcomed back to the scene
of former triumphs last night by large,
critical and representative audience.
princess Andrea" has been before pre-
scented in Richmond and needs no ex-
tended description. Janish also had al
ready impressed her personality upon
the best of Richmond audiences, and last
night but confirmed all the favorable i'm
pressions heretofore formed.
Her art is delicate and refined, without
trick Of the melodramatic action or
defamation which challenges applause.
1t is the product of high and perfect train
ing in the best continental school, and its
appeal is to the educated and cultivated.
Her whole acting and her modulations OF
voice are an appeal to the feelings; but
it is very quiet appeal, without noise
and with little of gesticulation, but con
centrated, intense, moving. Last night
she was at her best, and rarely has there
been more elegant performance.
The support is much better than that
which usually accompanies star of
the first magnitude. Prominent among
them are Nelly Donald Leflingwell, Miss
De Fossey, who is very beautiful and
Messrs. Myron, Leffingwell, George
Moore, and Leo Cooper. But all were
excellent
Tonight, Alexander Dumas great
play, "Violets.'